Medical,  Rehabilitation and High Dependency Units

 Full Time 80 Hours/fortnight

Wodonga is a rapidly growing rural city in excess of 30,000 people situated in scenic and historic N.E. Victoria.  It forms part of the Albury/Wodonga Growth Centre which collectively offers a comprehensive range of Medical, Educational and Recreational facilities, including 2 university campuses and ready access to the snow fields, Lake Hume and the wine growing area of Rutherglen and District.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced registered nurses to manage the  enthusiastic teams in our 28 bed Medical and Rehabilitation Unit and the 5 bed High Dependency Unit in our fully ACHS Accredited facility.  This position may be subject to changes in the future as further development of the Sub Acute services occurs at WRHS.

Selection Criteria:

Mandatory:

· Nurses Board of Victoria Registered Nurse Division one  or eligible for same

· Tertiary qualifications or working towards same that are appropriate to this management role

Preferred:

· Demonstrated proficiency in managing the complex demands of health service programs

· Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in the areas of responsibility relevant to nursing and patient care

· Demonstrated ability to provide coordination of, and to promote decision making within a cooperative and collaborative environment

· Demonstrated commitment to professional development

· Demonstrated effective communication utilising people skills to manage a team to achieve positive organisational outcomes

· Demonstrated ability to develop and implement initiatives to enable optimum standards of care and efficient resource management through:

. Quality Improvement processes relevant to the Australian Council Healthcare Standards program

. Staff Development

. Research and review processes

. Monitoring of performance and risk management

· Demonstrated sound knowledge of contemporary Human Resource Management with sound industrial relations understanding and with particular reference to Victorian Nurses Award and EBA, occupational health and safety, equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination.

· Demonstrated proficient IT skills including Microsoft word, excel and other program applications

Please direct all enquiries to: Elaine Mallows - Deputy Director of Nursing 02 6051 7465 or Heather Maddock - Executive Director of Patient Services 02 6051 7463.

Application Packages may be downloaded from the links on our employment home page or are available from the Human Resource Manager by phoning 02 6051 7481.  A position description will be avaiable to be downloaded from this site by Wednesday, 01 April.

Salary and conditions of employment will be in accordance with the Nurses (Victorian Public Health Sector) Multiple Business Agreement 2007-2011.

Applications with CV and referee information should be received by no later than 4.00PM on Thursday 9 April 2009 to: - 

Confidential Application

Human Resource Manager

Wodonga Regional Health Service

PO BOX 156

WODONGA   VIC   3689

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